Top 25 Funniest Tweets That Perfectly Sum Up Life in the Midwest

Though I have lived on both the east coast and the west coast, truth be told, I have very little experience with the Midwest region of the U.S.. In fact, though I had a general idea, I didn’t know exactly which specific states were considered to be the Midwest, so I looked it up.

According to the federal government, the following states make up the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

I have only been to one of those states – Minnesota. When my brother and I were kids, we went to visit relatives. It was January and we went skiing. Within two hours, my little brother was in the ski lodge infirmary with frostbite on his foot.

And that pretty much sums up my Midwest experience LOL.

I will say this, however…I have met some great people from the Midwest over the years. People that are friendly and warm, with incredible work ethics.

Whether or not you hail from the Midwest, I hope you enjoy these 25 funny tweets!

#1

Midwest language be like:

No Yeah = Yes

Yeah no = No

Yeah no for sure = Definitely

No yeah no = Oh no, you’re fine

Yeah no yeah = I’m sorry, but unfortunately, the answer is yes
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) June 21, 2019

#2

Most people getting out of an Uber: “thanks”

Midwesterner getting out of an Uber: “Good luck with your custody battle! There’s no way the courts won’t side with you. Stay strong Amanda. I love you!”
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) January 13, 2024

#3

The 8 levels of midwestern anger

8. “Woah woah woah”
7. “Hold your horses”
6. “Jeez Louise”
5. “For Heaven’s sake””
4. “If I had a nickel for every time”
3. “Well, now wait a minute”
2. “For Pete’s sake”
1. “Listen here pal”
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) June 9, 2019

#4

Growing up in the Midwest is knowing that it’s not worth explaining where you’re actually from, just name the biggest city closest to you and get on with your life
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) August 4, 2022

#5

In the Midwest we enter the home through the garage or side door and save the fancy front door for guests
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) December 29, 2023

#6

Recipes in LA: it’s delicious and there’s no sugar or additives, all organic ingredients!

Recipes in the Midwest: the secret is adding an extra block of cream cheese
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) January 24, 2024

#7

*Midwesterners validating weather*

-20 out: “it wouldn’t be that cold without the wind”

99 degrees: “i’m only sweating because of the humidity”

20 degrees: “honestly if ya stand in the sun it’s not that bad”

47 degrees: driving with the windows down bc it’s finally “nice out”
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) August 28, 2019

#8 I feel like this in an everywhere thing…

The Midwestern urge to take a handful of napkins from any restaurant and put them in the glove box pic.twitter.com/vuRnkWtT8u
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) November 16, 2021

#9

the Midwest test:

When you hit it a pothole so hard you apologize to you car ✅

You put your paper plate upside down in the trash so you don’t offend whoever made the stuff you didn’t eat ✅

15 “opes” a day ✅

You have a grocery bag full of grocery bags in your house ✅
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) December 17, 2019

#10

*4-8 inches of snow forecasted*

South: CANCEL ALL ACTIVITIES AND SEEK SHELTER NOW

Midwest: looks like I’ll have to get my winter coat out finally
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) January 8, 2024

#11

In the Midwest “I’ll let you know” means we’re not coming
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) October 13, 2022

#12

In the Midwest it is customary to accept a compliment by explaining how you got the item at a significant discount “thank you I got it cheap at Kohls”
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) August 29, 2022

#13

Midwest nice is putting your paper plate upside down in the trash at the BBQ so you don’t offend whoever made the stuff you didn’t eat pic.twitter.com/EJgfdOAHsD
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) July 2, 2023

#14

The official walls of I grew up in the Midwest pic.twitter.com/eKTgTvai13
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) January 21, 2023

#15

ppl from the Midwest be “why would I fly when it’s only a 15 hr drive”
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) October 16, 2019

#16

Midwesterners get offended when someone passes on the highway and they’re already going 5-10 mph over the speed limit. “sorry my speeding wasn’t good enough and I hope you get pulled over”
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) August 27, 2023

#17

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— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) August 25, 2021

#18 Where I grew up, “next door” meant you could stand with one hand on your house and the other on the house next to you LOL…

Midwestern folk units of measurement:
Next door= 1-2 miles
Right up the road= 5-10 miles
Up North= 15-100 miles
A couple miles= 10-20 miles
Not too far= 20-50 minutes
A little ways= over an hour
A pretty good drive= 2 hours +
Drive down there= literally any direction
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) October 27, 2019

#19

Midwest dads:

gets bill at restaurant: "what’s the damage”

tightens strap on back of truck: “that’s not going anywhere”

flips over a piece of meat on the grill: “oh yeah that’s money right there”

asked what time it is: “time for you to get a watch”

answers the phone: “YELLO”
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) September 3, 2019

#20

Nothing says midwesterner like driving with the windows down because it's above 50 degrees in February & you didn't want to "waste" such a "beautiful day"
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) February 23, 2021

#21

There’s all these tweets about midwesterners saying “ope” all the time. What really needs to be talked about though is how we whisper “scuse me” so quietly when walking by someone we might as well say nothing
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) October 26, 2019

#22

Nobody appreciates a 50 degree day in March more than people that live in the Midwest. People start acting totally different. It’s prime shorts and hoodie weather, time to fire up the grill, roll the windows down in the car. It’s a spiritual time for us midwesterners.
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) March 1, 2022

#23 I can’t compete, my graduating class was 500 kids…

The Midwestern urge to compare your graduating class size with anyone who says they also grew up in a small town
— jordan;) (@winkejordan13) November 17, 2021

#24

i told someone i grew up in the midwest and they were like “does that mean your family like went to olive garden all the time?”and it’s like, no, we obviously didn’t go to olive garden all the time… we saved it for special occasions.
— Robert Schultz (@_RobertSchultz) May 23, 2022

#25

My coworker told me he got banned from a bar when he lived in North Dakota back in 1973 and didn’t try going back to it for 30 years but he finally did and the moment he stepped in someone yelled “Get the hell out of here Dennis” And that’s probably my favorite story ever
— Big Papi (@Bmangall20) December 13, 2017

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#18 Where I grew up, “next door” meant you could stand with one hand on your house and the other on the house next to you LOL…

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#23 I can’t compete, my graduating class was 500 kids…

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